Patents by Inventor Steven Holmgren

Steven Holmgren has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • EXPANDABLE BALLOON SHEATHS
    Publication number: 20200269013
    Abstract: A tubular sheath for enclosing an expandable balloon attached to the distal portion of a catheter encloses and protects the expandable balloon. The tubular sheath is configured to be slidable and removable from the catheter. The tubular sheath may include a longitudinal splitting element that is removable as a result of a force applied to the longitudinal splitting element. The longitudinal splitting element is configured to split the wall of the tubular sheath in response to the force. Alternatively, the tubular sheath may include a gripping portion that has relatively poor cohesive strength to adjacent portions of the tubular sheath. The tubular sheath is configured to be removable in response to a force applied to the gripping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: John Wilson Traxler, Michael Baldwin, Joseph Duffy, John Kantor, Tony Le, Asim Malik, Susan Peterson, Emily Schoenhoff, Eric Hallberg, Steven Holt, Erik Svensson, Ronan Cleary, Sameer Singh, Steven Holmgren, Janet Komatsu, Traci Colgan, Gregory Hopper, Marcel Fuhrer
  • Expandable balloon sheaths
    Patent number: 10702673
    Abstract: A tubular sheath for enclosing an expandable balloon attached to the distal portion of a catheter encloses and protects the expandable balloon. The tubular sheath is configured to be slidable and removable from the catheter. The tubular sheath may include a longitudinal splitting element that is removable as a result of a force applied to the longitudinal splitting element. The longitudinal splitting element is configured to split the wall of the tubular sheath in response to the force. Alternatively, the tubular sheath may include a gripping portion that has relatively poor cohesive strength to adjacent portions of the tubular sheath. The tubular sheath is configured to be removable in response to a force applied to the gripping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: John Wilson Traxler, Michael Baldwin, Joseph Duffy, John Kantor, Tony Le, Asim Malik, Susan Peterson, Emily Schoenhoff, Eric Hallberg, Steven Holt, Erik Svensson, Ronan Cleary, Sameer Singh, Steven Holmgren, Janet Komatsu, Traci Colgan, Gregory Hopper, Marcel Fuhrer
  • EXPANDABLE BALLOON SHEATHS
    Publication number: 20190224449
    Abstract: A tubular sheath for enclosing an expandable balloon attached to the distal portion of a catheter encloses and protects the expandable balloon. The tubular sheath is configured to be slidable and removable from the catheter. The tubular sheath may include a longitudinal splitting element that is removable as a result of a force applied to the longitudinal splitting element. The longitudinal splitting element is configured to split the wall of the tubular sheath in response to the force. Alternatively, the tubular sheath may include a gripping portion that has relatively poor cohesive strength to adjacent portions of the tubular sheath. The tubular sheath is configured to be removable in response to a force applied to the gripping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: John Wilson Traxler, Michael Baldwin, Joseph Duffy, John Kantor, Tony Le, Asim Malik, Susan Peterson, Emily Schoenhoff, Eric Hallberg, Steven Holt, Erik Svensson, Ronan Cleary, Sameer Singh, Steven Holmgren, Janet Komatsu, Traci Colgan, Gregory Hopper, Marcel Fuhrer